This post will answer two recent questions at once:
- Why is there an RSS feed icon in the address bar of some webpages?
- How do I add an RSS feed icon to the address bar of my webpages?
The RSS feed icon allows browsers to subscribe to your blog from any page within your website, even those not associated with your blog.
Here are RSS feed icons in various web browsers:
In Firefox:
In Internet Explorer:
In Safari:
In Opera:
How to add an RSS feed icon to your browser’s address bar
Add code to the <head> section at the top of each webpage that you want to have the icon.
Example:
<link rel=”alternate” type=”application/rss+xml” title=”UrbanTopaz RSS” href=” http://www.urbantopaz.com/blog/?feed=rss2″ />
Of course, you need to add your own information. See below for more details.
The Breakdown:
1) title=”UrbanTopaz RSS”
Add the name of your blog. Whatever you enter between the quotation marks is what will show when a browser clicks on your RSS feed icon.
2) href=” http://www.urbantopaz.com/blog/?feed=rss2″
Enter the URL to your feed.
Note: One size does not fit all here. There are different URL formats, and varied ways of finding it. An easy solution is to go to your blog, click to subscribe, and see what URL it takes you to.
3) Now you can add the code below to the <head> section at the top of each webpage that you want to have the icon.
<head><link rel=”alternate” type=”application/rss+xml” title=”UrbanTopaz RSS” href=” http://www.urbantopaz.com/blog/?feed=rss2″ /><head>
Note: Be sure you add the closed <head> tag at the end.
Tip: Copy code into notepad. Do not copy and paste from Word.
If you have a question you’d like considered for future posts, please email them to questions@urbantopaz.com.
